Join an active community of veteran and novice beekeepers and listen to talks from a variety of experts.
Meetings are held at 7PM on the second Wednesday of every month and are open to the public.
Spring/Summer Location:
Steppingstone Farm Museum in Havre de Grace
461 Quaker Bottom Rd. Havre de Grace, MD 21078
Link to Farm Museum directions
Fall/Winter Location:
Harford Community College, Edgewood Hall, Room 132. Take Thomas Run road and go to the roundabout to entrance # 3 as you enter the campus Edgewood Hall will be the first building on your right. Parking is located on your left directly across from Edgewood Hall. Link to map and directions
February 10, 2021 7PM Zoom meeting
Zac Lamas: What can 100 bees and a queen tell us about the bee world? Using this new method to study viral transmission.
Zac Lamas is a PhD student in the Hawthorne Lab at the University of Maryland where he studies varroa feeding behavior and how pesticides affect honey bee queens.
Upcoming Meetings:
Past Meetings (with links to notes, when available)
| January 8, 2020 | Allen Hayes | What is involved in becoming an EAS Master beekeeper |
| February 12, 2020 | Wayne Esasis | Climate change and the Honey Bee |
| May 13, 2020 | Cybil Preston | Pests and disease |
| June 10, 2020 | Monica Schmitt | "Honey Show Ready" Preparing honey for competition |
| July 8, 2020 | Panel discussion | "Beyond Honey," value added products from the hive |
| August 12, 2020 | Ray Walker | Natural beekeeping overview |
| September 9, 2020 | Panel discussion | Preparing hives for winter |
| October 14, 2020 | Ray Walker | Technology in the hive |
| January 13, 2021 | Stephan Repasky | Single brood chamber management |